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NATIONAL COASTAL CONDITION REPORT IV
Citation:
Virginia, E., G. Colianni, M. Aquarone, L. Balthis, P. Bourgeois, J. Casey, C. Cooksey, T. Dahl, J. Harvey, L. Harwell, J. Hyland, J. Kiddon, J. MacCauley, W. Nelson, E. Osantowski, K. Sherman, R. Shuford, L. Smith, K. Summers, M. Szymkowiak, AND D. Whitall. NATIONAL COASTAL CONDITION REPORT IV. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-14/001 (NTIS EPA-842-R-10-003), 2012.
Impact/Purpose:
To assess and report on the condition of the nation's coastal resources
Description:
The National Coastal Condition Report IV (NCCR IV) is the fourth in a series of environmental assessments of U.S. coastal waters and the Great Lakes. The report includes assessments of all the nation’s estuaries in the contiguous 48 states and Puerto Rico, south-eastern Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The NCCR IV presents four main types of data: (1) coastal monitoring data, (2) coastal ocean/ offshore monitoring data, (3) offshore fisheries data, and (4) assessment and advisory data (new to NCCR IV). The NCCR IV relies heavily on coastal monitoring data from EPA’s National Coastal Assessment (NCA) to assess coastal condition by evaluating five indicators of condition—water quality, sediment quality, benthic community condition, coastal habitat loss, and fish tissue contaminants.
URLs/Downloads:
Northeast Chpt ReviewNATIONAL COASTAL CONDITION REPORT IV
Peer Review Panel (PDF, NA pp, 48 KB, about PDF)
Charge to Reviewers (PDF, NA pp, 13 KB, about PDF)
Peer Review Plan (PDF, NA pp, 32 KB, about PDF)
West Chpt Review 2
Reconciliation Memo
Southeast Chpt Review 2
Entire Doc Review 2
Gulf Chpt Review 2
HI Chpt Review
Gulf Chpt Review
Great Lakes Chpt Review 2
AL & HI Is Review
Northeast Chpt Review 2
Entire Doc Review
Alaska Chpt Review
Southeast Chpt Review
West Chpt Review
Great Lakes Chpt Review